<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system --> <!--X-From-R13: Oqnz Ivttvaf <nqnzNnatry.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:25:45 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SGI.3.96.980611152127.17445A-100000#zazu,angel.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.3.93.980611150942.3198C-100000#the486,bradley.edu --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#angel,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00981.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00983.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00976.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00984.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00982">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00982">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00982">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Adam Wiggins <<A HREF="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:22:30 -0700 (PDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Katrina McClelan wrote: > Also, I mentioned before, experience is overriding, but in lack of it, > consider appearance. Think of how you'd percieve a business man in a > three piece suit and tie with brief case, wearing glasses, clean shaven > with a "yuppie" haircut walking past you to his Volvo at night compared > to a long haired tatooed guy with a goa-tee, in a Budwieser tank top, > leather jacket, and ripped up faded jeans, walking past you to his > motorcycle at night. While the truth may be that the business man is a > martial arts expert, and the punk is a wimp, the perception generally > speaking would make you more nervous about the punk guy. Certainly the > charging lupine would look scarier than the weakly old man, but if that > old man is a master wizard... Although I'm not sure if it actually has anything to do with what we're talking about, I might note that part of the reason that someone might be more nervous about the "punk" is that, statistically, the punk is more likely to be looking for trouble. I suppose this point is moot on a mud where most everyone is looking for trouble... Adam </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00976" HREF="msg00976.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Katrina McClelan <kitkat#the486,bradley.edu></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00981.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mailing List Archives</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00983.html">[MUD-Dev] [Fwd: Re: Temporality and user actions in MUDs]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00976.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00984.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00982"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00982"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00970" HREF="msg00970.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 18:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00972" HREF="msg00972.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 19:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00975" HREF="msg00975.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 20:36 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00976" HREF="msg00976.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 21:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00982" HREF="msg00982.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 22:25 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00984" HREF="msg00984.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 23:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00986" HREF="msg00986.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 23:53 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00990" HREF="msg00990.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 00:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00991" HREF="msg00991.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 02:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>